The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-01-19
WASHINGTON Letter.
NAsu1sGToS, Jan. Is, 1887.
from Our Own Correspondent

W iSHlNGlO&, csttt. ~, -So'-
Both honsts of Congress have been occu-
pied part of the week with private legiSia-
ton. as the passage Of about forty-hv. pen
sioI. bills will show; but important p1bllc
measures have also been discussed. Among
these taay he mentioned the great question
. Of Interstate commerce which the Senate
yxrect,; to dispose O. on Wednesday next,
anl tie lI,xican Reciprocity treaty which
is treated behind barred doors.
When the bill erantinga pension Of 2,OG0
a year 10 the widow of General Logan came
! up a good deal was said as to whether or
not the Senator's death was IN any wa thc
result of wounds or exposures in the army.
Scveral Senator's argued that it was. and
Senator Mitchell mentioned that he has!
orcc heard General Logan say that lie d!d
not intend to ask for it.
About this tine Senator EeSt, OF Missouri.
came for"ari With 2 glowing description OF
the services 10 the onion Of Genera! Frances
Blair, and proposed an amendment to IN
crease the pens on Of S50a month, now paid
TO lis widow, 70 S2.u10 year This was
quite surprise 70 some Of the Senator'S,
bat they told Mr. Vest they would vote to in
crease Mrs. B!i:;r's pension as a separate
measure if he wouldSwithdraw his propos:-
ton. M Vest took note of these tar pronl-
:ses and took his seat Then Senator Berry
of ARKANSAS, who rarely speaks IN the Sen
ate chamber, arose to say that Il Mrs. Logan
was to have $4,000 a year, he did not see
why every widow Of every officer from Ma
ior-Generals to LieutenantS should not have
the same Ee expressed high regard for the
dead Senator, but he felt sure that General
Logan himself. would not desire his widow
20 be put on the pension roll. Shortly af,
te- this tie bill passed, but the Arkansas
Senator di;l not vote either way.
Immediately Senator Vest was on his feet
again asking permission to introduce a bl:]
out of order. and Offering measure to n.
crease tae pension OF General B!airs widow
to s.. 500 wear The Senators We're aga. u
surprised. bat they We're in generous
mood. and not being able to turn so quick
ly FROM tie promises they had made while
Mrs. Logan pension was up, they voted as
Mr.. Vest smiled complacently at his achiev-
ment and the Senate proceeded with rou-
tine business.
There are different ru,nors with regard to
another tariff crisis, bnt it is probable the
question as to whether revenue matters are
to be taken up in the House this session
will be settled within two or three days. Mr.
Morrison seems to be waiting and NJ. Ran
dali is watching. When eir. Morrison Was
asked when he would try again to call up
his tariff bill he replied. "As soon as enough
Of those who voted against ME before, come
to mcand say they will vote with me. As
soon as | know the motion will be carried |
will make it." What are you going to 90
about the tariff" was asked Of one Of tie
best informed Of Mr. Ra0dalls followers.
We are going to reduce the revenue" he
answered. III Mr. Morrison does not move
soon Mr.. Randall will take the initiative.
The definite result of the caucus held ct
2Ir. Randalrs house few evenings slEce
was a decision to call up the revenue propo-
sitions, which fa7ors a repeal Of the tobacco
tax, the tax on alchohol used in the arts, and
certain special liquor license taxes. When
the motion will be made IS a secret, 2!r Ran
dali baing desirous Of keeping his oppon-
ents ignorant on this poiiit. b,:t the speak
er has conceded that Mr. Randall has right
to recognition and his motion Will most
likely be carried by q good majorlty. What
will happen alter that 10 CHE II the House
c.n pre&;ct
The usual number of Senator:a, contests
throughout the couatry are watched with
much interest here. Michigan sends arloth-
e. millionaire to the Senate IN Colonel
Stockbri1gn, who IS one of the largest lum-
b.r merchants.
Ex Governor Davis, of Ninn., who viii be
Senator Mcmillan successor, read las with
Senator Matt Carpenter, after the war, and
soon rose TO high plsce in the legal pro-
fession.
The fact that Gen. Logan leaves only a
fsw tEousaI.d dollars 10 lis family after
long career in Congress, has surprised many
persons who have had an idea that the Unit
ell States Senate was a sort OF asylum Tor
rich men. It IS true there are good many
n;lhonaires in the north end of the Capitol,
but there are more who are only comfortably
well off, and some who are Us poor and even
poorer than Gen. Logan.
There are just fifteen members OF the up
per House who are reported . own million
or more, and these are Senators Bowen, OF
Colorado, Brown, OF Georgia, Camden. OF
West Virginia, Cameron Of Pa, Jones OF
Neva! Ia, Malone Of Virginia, Mcpherson OF
New Jersey. Palmer of Michigan, Payne OF
Ohio, and Stanford OF California. The lat
ter with Senators Fair and Palmer are said
10 be twenty and thirty times millionaires,
while !ir Withorne of Tennessee, is accred-
tied with mo-e poverty than any other SEN
ator. There are several, however, wno nave
to live entirely on their salaries.